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By FRANCIS STANN
Calendar Age Means Little in Boxing
It's been a dozen years since the last Olympic Games but five
performers at Berlin were competing for positions on the 1948 team
the other day at Milwaukee. And three of them, including 37-year
old Joe McCluskey, the old steeplechase star, qualified for the finals.
It seems to be the rule rather than the
exception tnese days that old ganers are winning.
Henry Cotton finally ended the Americans’ streak
of victories in England by winning the British
Open, probably because none of the Americans
were Cotton's age, 42. They were too young.
Coinicidental with the triumps of Cotton
and the old runners at Milwaukee comes a memo
randum from Col Harvey L. Miller, chairman of
the District Boxing Commission.
"In boxing, at least, calendar age means
little,” writes Miller. "The question Is: ‘What did
you do with the years? Did you live right? Did
you keep from getting hit too much?
“Here s an example, says Miner.
Francis sunn. Wolgast, a great champion, began boxing at 17
and was through at 28. Wolgast didn’t take care of himself.
“On the other hand. Bob Fitzsimmons was 35 when he won the
heavyweight championship—the same title Joe Louis is giving up
at age 34. Fitz lost it when he was 37 but he still was light-heavy
weight champion at 41 and it wasn't until he was 43 .that he lost
that title. Fitzsimmons never fought professionally until he was 28.
"I can name some more instances,' continues Miller. “Jack
Johnson won the heavyweight at 30 and lost it at 37. Jack Britton
won his belt at 34 and lost it at 37.
“Britton's first fight was at age 20 and his last was at 45.
“Johnny Buff, the old bantamweight champ, won his crown at
33 and lost it at 34. But here's a fact boxing fans are inclined to
forget—Buff was 29 before he had his first pro bout.
Charles Better Now Than Before War
“Much has been written about athletes who lost something in
uniform. Ezzard Charles, before the war, was a so-so fighter, suspended
in the National Boxing Association. Many now rate him not only the
best light-heavyweight but the best heavyweight in the world
Charles says, 'I owe most of it to the Army. I learned plenty about
boxing and training in the Army.’”
Miller and his National Boxing Association cohorts still are
taking bows for their long-time recognition of Tony Zale, another
34-year-old fighter who came back to regain his middleweight crown
from Rocky Graziano.
“With so many nice things being written about Zale, writes
Miller. 1 can't help hut recall when he was 'only' the NBA cham
pion and unrecognized by New York. ,
■In fact Zale was widelv ridiculed by the New Yolk sports
experts! one of whom wrote and rewrote, 'What is a Zale?' He found
°Ut “The same holds for Gus Lesne.vich. Sammy Angott and Ike
Williams These fellows take pretty good care of themselves. They re
getting along in years, but as I said, calendar age doesn t mean much
In boxing.” ___
Upset of Top-Seeded Thackara
Tiahtens District Net Meet
Two matches hold the spotlight
as the District tennis tournament
swings into its fourth day of play
at Edgemoor Club in Bethesda.
Don Leavens and K. K. Jones will
meet in a fourth round contest at
6 p.m.. At 6:15 p.m. Eddie Miller
and Capt Robin Hippenstiel will
play a quarter-final match.
Yesterday’s tennis "was marked by
the startling defeat of James
Thackara, top seeded player, upset
by Nate Askin of Baltimore, 6—4,
4_g 6—4. The match was notable
for long rallies and careful if un
spectacular play.
Art Dreyer provided another
reason for being a man to watch in
this tournament by defeating wil
liam Gifford, 6—4, 7—5. Dreyer
snd Askin will meet tomorrow.
In the women's singles, fourth
seeded Pearl McCoy was pressed In
defeating Frances Winston, 4—6.
6_3, 6—3. Second and third seeded
players Charlotte Decker and Sara
Moore won their matches handily.
Summaries:
Men * Singles.
Second round—K. K. Jones defeated E.
B<?Thfrd round—Jones defeated B. Pavitt,
Fourth ° round—Nate Askin defeated
James Thackara, b—4. 4—8. 6—4. Ay
Drever defeated William Gifford, b—4.
7_3; Capt. Robin Hippenstiel defeated
Alan McCarroll. 6—1. 6—1. Grady Frank
deleated Ray Sherfy. 6—0. 6—3, Eddie
Miller defeated Tom Moorhead. 4—b,
b_i, b—2; John Curtiss defeated Car
par Nannes. 6—3. 6—3: Dr. David John
sen defeated Doyle Royal. 6—3. 6—4.
Women'! Singles.
Second round—Frances Barry defeated
Catherine Polizos, 6—0. 6—2.
Third round—Pearl McCoy defeated
Prances Winston, 4—6, 6—3. 6—3,
Charlotte Decker defeated Wassman, 6—o,
6—1; Sara Moore defeated Barry, 6—1,
b—(I. __
Washington, 3—5; Philadelphia, 1—12
first game „ _ .
Phil* AB H . O. A Wash. AB H O A
iSost '<• 4 0 10 Yost.3b 3 2 2 1
MeCky If 4 110 Kozar,2b 4 0 10
R Co'nicf 3 0 3 0 Coan.lf 4 0 o 0
•White 1 0 0 0 Stewart.rf 4 11 1
Fain lb 4 2 0 0 Ver’on.lb 4 2 6 -
Malkl.Bb 3 1 0 3 Gil ter.cf 2 1 4 •
Vain rf 3 2 6 0 Ch'man ss 3 1 1 -
Rosar e 3 0 10 Sul van,ss 0 0 > 1
SurteClb 3 O 3 2 Early.c 3 o 3 2
J Coi n, 3 0 0 1 Haefner.o J J J J
Totals sT 6 24 6 Totals 30 6 27 11
•Grounded to pitcher for R. Coleman
Philadelphia OKI 000 000—1
Washington "0* 200 10x—3
Runs—Fain. Stewart. GUlenwater. Sul
livan Errors—Kozar, J. Coleman Runs
batted in—Rosar. GUlenwater (2>. Yast.
Two-baae hits—Christman. Yost. McCosky.
Home run—GUlenwater Djubie plays —
Stewart, Vernon and Yost; MaJeski. Suder
and Fain. Left on bases—Philadelphia.
3. Washington. 5 Baaes “a.bfc??
j rolemsn 1. Strike outi—By Heeiner,
3; b5T colem.n l Hitt-Of? Haefner
* In 8V. off Thompson, 0 in *3. Hit by
pitcher—By J. Coleman lYost). Winning
pitcher—Haefner. _
Roy Evans Rejects Bid
To Play for All-Stars
By tht Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, July 6—Ray
Evans, all-America halfback at the
University of Kansas last season,
has turned down a bid to play in the
football game at Chicago August 20
between the college all-stars and
the Chicago Cardinals.
Evans recently signed a contract
with the Pittsburgh Steelers and
will report to that team in Pitts
burgh, August 1.
• This Is my first year in pro ball,”
Evans said, "and I’d hate to report
to the Steelers three weeks late,
which I would have to do if I
played In the all-star game.”
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Jersey City. 5-7; Newark. 3-6.
Syracuse. 7; Baltimore. 4 (second
called, ralnl.
Toronto. 6-2: Rochester, 4-3.
Montreal. 1-6: Buffalo, 5-4.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Charleston. 3-0: Columbia. 1-3.
Macon. 7. Jacksonville. 2.
Columbus. 6-3: Savannah. 4-6.
Auausta. 6-4: Greenville. 5-7. _
SECOND GAME.
Phila. AB H. O A Wash. . AB. H. O A
Joost.ss 4 2 3 2 Yost,3b 4 114
McCos y.If 3 12 0 Kozar,2b 4(4.
White.If •.'14 0 Coan.lt 4 3 5 4
R. Col’n.cfB 2 3 1 Stewa't.rf 3 0 4 4
Fain.lb BORO Vernon.lb 316.
Mai'ki.3b 6 3 1 1 GiU’ter.cl 4 1 .! f
Valo.rf 5 3 10 Chr'an.ss 2 10 2
Franks.c 4 1 5 0 Fleitas.ss 2 0 0 -
Suder.2b 3 1 o 3 Evans.c 2 14 1
March n p 3 0 o II Okrie.c 2 10 4
Savage p 0 0 0 0 Scar gh.p 0 0 0 4
Wel’oth.p 0 0 0 4
Harrist.P 0 0 41 (1
•Wynn 10 0 6
Candinl.p 0 0 0 1
Thom'n.p 2 0 0 1
(McBride 1 0 0 (1
Totals 40 14 27 7 Totals 34 0 27 11
•Grounded out (or Harrist In second.
4Hit Into double play for Thompson In
Philadelphia .-- 241 400 010—12
Washington - 111 002 000— 6
Runs—Joost (21. McCosky (3). R. Cole
man. MaJeskl. Valo. Franks, Suder (3).
Yost (21, Coan. Stewart. Christman. Er
rors—Scarborough, Glllenwater. Runs bat
ted In—Fain. MaJeskl. Coan (2) Coleman
(4), Valo, Franks. Evans. Stewart. Joost
(3i. McCosky. Vernon Glllenwater. Two
base hits—Yost, Christman. Coan, Suder.
Three-base hits—Coleman (2). Sacrifices—
Coleman. Savage Double plays—Vernon
to Evans; 8uder to Joost to Fain. Left on
bases—Philadelphia. 11; Washington, 5.
Bases on balls—Off Welteroth. 3: off
Harrist. 2; off Candinl. 3; off Marchildon,
2• off Savage. 1 Struck out—By Welter
oth. 1 by Candinl, 1; by Savage. 4. Hits
—Off Marchildon. R In 5 innings (none
out in sixth); off Savage. 1 In 4 innings;
off Scarborough, 4 in '4 inning; off Wel
teroth. none in 1 inning; iff Harrist. 2 in
■ inning; off Candini, 5 in 1*4 inings: off
Thompson. 3 in innings. Winning
Pitcher—Marchildon. Losing pitcher—
Scarborough._
Le Droit Falcons' Squad
Double Track Victor
Special Dispatch to The Star
PHILADELPHIA, July 6—Le
Droit Park Falcons from Washing
ton won the junior class (ages 10
13) with 48 points and the senior
class (14-17) with 30^2 points In
the annual Seger Playground track
and field meet yesterday.
High scorer was Joseph Walker
of the Falcons, who won the 75-yard
dash and took second in the broad
jump in the junior class. James
Byrd, a clubmate of the junior class,
set a record with a baseball throw
of 205 feet.
Baseball Standings and Schedules
TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1948.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.
Wash., 3—5: Phila., 1—12.
Bos.. 6—8: N. Y., 5—7.
Clev., 6—5; Det., 3—7.
Chi.. 3—5; St. L„ 2—4.
Games Today.
Phila. at Wash., 8:30.
New York at Boston (n.L
Detroit at Cleveland <n.).
St. Louis at Chicago (n.>.
Games Tomorrow.
Wash, at Boston <n.).
St. L. at Det. (n/>.
Chi. at Clev. (n.).
Phila. at New York (n.L
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday
Bklyn., 4—10; Phila., 3—1.
Pitts.. 10—4; Cinci., 3—6.
N. Y„ 6—1; Bos., 5—4.
St. Louis, 6—5; Chi., 3—2.
Games Today.
Boston at New York (n.).
Brooklyn at Phila in.'.
Cincinnati at Pitts (n.).
Chicago at St. Louis (n.l.
Games Tomorrow.
Boston at Bklyn <n.>.
New York at Phila. (n.l.
Pitts, at St. Louis (n.).
Cincin. at Chicago.
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Standing
of Clubs "2
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Cleveland _M_8i 5! 61 6| 6| 5I_6| 42 .35 .627
Philadelphia! 31—1 5[ 6| 5|" 7jl0| 8 44! 29! .663|' 1,'
New York ] 6 3—j 5 6' 6 9 6 41 29 .586 24
Boston 5; 4: 61—I 6j 3j 6! 5 35 327 .522! 1
Detroit ! 4| 6| 4] 3|—| 7| 3| 6! 33~37 .471|lt4
Washington I 4! 5| 4' 4; 31—i 5j 7| 32j 38| .4571114
St. Louis I 1| 2| 3| 4! 6! 4)—I 51 25 42' .373117
Chicago ! 2| IJ 2! 4 5| 5| 41—i 23| 43 .348184
Lost 25 29 29 32 37.38 42 43 1 1 |
j Standing = f * f jE. s o f ' =
;0,clubs 111 ill HI1
Boston — 5 5; 5 5, 4 8, 9 41| 30, .577
Pittsburgh ~5I—j 3[ 4( 0| 8| 4| S| 38 31 .551 2
St. Louis _6;_3j—! 4j 5| 6| 6! 7i 37; 31| .544 t%
Philadelphia 76 5—| 4f3f6f3j 34 34.5®0 514
NtwYork 'I 6 2 5'3— 6 5 9f 36 37 .493 6
Brooklyn 12 3 5; 6| 6—! 7| 2 31; 35' .470 7!4
Cincinnati ! 3! 6| 5 6| 4 2—| 6| 32j 39 .4511 9
Chicago 1 6 3 6 4^,6 3—1 29 41 .414 11 >4
Lo5 " l30 31 31,34;37,35;39,41| j J j
Indians, Braves to Win Flags, if History Repeats
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New Punch Developed
By Gillenwater Good
For Split With A's
By Burton Hawkins
Carden Gillenwater sounds like
something dreamed up by a per
fume manufacturer, but at the mo
ment it’s a tonic to the Nats. He
has been giving Washington lotions
of hits lately, boosting his average
to sweet-smelling vicinity of .300 and
; injecting timely extra-base blows.
The thin center fielder with the
thin collection of hair has perked
up the Nats’ anemic attack with a
rash of hits in his last five games.
He has batted .400 over that span
and for a stretch of 11 games can
display a .333 mark, all of which has
hoisted his average to .299 for the
season.
Gillenwater is hard of hearing as
the result of being beaned several
years ago, but American League
pitchers will testify there is nothing
wrong with his eyesight. The Nats
i last two victories have been personal
i triumphs for Carden, who belted
; homers in each to provide the win
ining margin.
Particularly grateful to the ex
Milwaukee chattel are Walter
Masterson and Mickey Haefner, who
unleased neat pitching which wasn’t
wasted, due to Gillenwater’s be
havior. Haefner registered his
fourth win yesterday as the Nats
split a double-header with the
Philadelphia Athletics, capturing the
opener, 3-1, behind Mickey’s six-hit
pitching, and being humiliated, 12-5,
before 23,044 customers in the night
cap.
Gillenwater Grabs Game.
It was Gillenwater, who cost
Clark Griffith the once-respectable
sum of $30,000 who blasted a ^th
inning homer to give the Nats and
Masterson a 2-1 win over the New
York Yankees on Friday night. Yes
terday, in the first game, it was Gil
lenwater who rammed a rare Wash
ington home run into the left-field
bleachers after Ed Stewart had sin
gled in the fourth inning.
Gillenwater’s job was threatened
for a spell when Earl Wooten broke
into action as Carden was nursing
infected feet. Wooten was hitting
adequately and fielding superbly,
but when his batting tobogganed
Gillenwater resumed activity. Now
Wooten is being employed against
ieft-handed pitching, but in right
field, with Carden retaining the
center-field spot.
Home runs by Washington hitters
which soar into the left-field
bleachers virtually have become ex
tinct. When Carden accomplished
it yesterday at the expense of Joe
Coleman it was No. 1 of this season
planted there by the Nats, who have
demonstrated they won’t disturb
fans in that area too frequently.
The Athletics had spurted into a
1-0 lead in the second inning of the
opener on singles by Ferris Fain
and Hank Majeski, Second Baseman
A1 Kozar's error and an outfield fly
by Buddy Rosar, which scored Fain
from third. With one out in the
fourLh, though, Stewart singled to
right, and with two out the free
swinging Gillenwater connected for
his second American League homer.
A’s Maul Nat Hurlers.
The Nats boosted their advantage
to 3-1 in the seventh on doubles by
Mark Christman and Eddie Yost
and that margin was sufficient as
Haefner and Forrest Thompson
scattered four hits in the final seven
innings. Haefner was replaced with
one out in the ninth after Barney
McCosky doubled and Thompson
disposed of Don White and Fain.
Thompson was effective in the
second game, too, but he arrived on
,the scene after Ray Scarborough,
Earl Harrist Dick Welteroth and
Milo Candini had shown consider
able ineptitude. The A's mauled
them for 11 runs in the first four
; innings as Washington’s throwers
permitted 11 hits and eight walks.
; Thompson allowed only one run and
; three hits in 5% Innings, but he was
giving the Nats first aid at a time
when they required a major opera
tion.
NAT NOTES: Masterson will bid
for his seventh win tonight when
he opposes the A’s Lou Brissie
under the lights . . . The Nats go to
Boston for night games tomorrow
and Thursday, then return to
Griffith Stadium Friday night to
begin a 3-game series with New
York.
Gil Coan, hitless for 27 consecutive
times through the first game, clipped
Phil Marchildon for three straight
hits in the second game. . . . The A's
batted around in the second and
fourth innings of the second tiff,
scoring four runs each time. . . . On
display for the first time was the
Nats’ new electric scoreboard, with
lights flashing the balls, strikes and
outs. . . . The entire scoreboard will
be overhauled for next year.
X-rays of Catcher A. Evans’ jaw
showed no fracture. . . . Opposing
runners have tried 47 steals against
Evans and Jake Early. . . . They’ve
been whipped out 33 times. . , .
Joe Kuhel’s campaign against re
sined bats is having an effect. . . .
Umpire Jim Boyer rejected Ray
Coleman’s bat for that reason yes
terday, but Ray found another with
two triples in it.
The Nats’ home attendance was
lifted to 411.940 yesterday ... an
average of 11,443 . . . Washington
has won 17, lost 18 at home. ... The
Nats have a 15-20 road record. . . .
The Nats' starters have survived
only five times in their last 23 games.
D. C. Anglers Get
412 Hardheads
By th« Associated Press
CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md.,
July 6.—Best sport-fishing catch
of the summer here is the 900
pounds taken by a party of
; Washington anglers yesterday.
The party of eight fished with
Capt. Barnes Lowery on the
Gloria B and caught 412 hard
heads with a total weight of 900
pounds. “I never saw anything
like it,” said Skipper Lowery.
“We were pulling them in as fast
as we could cast.’’ ,
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ONLY ONE OF A DOZEN—Pete Suder, Philadelphia Athletic’s second baseman, scores during the
third inning of yesterday’s second game between the A’s and Nats at Griffith Stadium. A1 Evans
is the Washington catcher, and the umpire is Art Passarella. Philadelphia won the game, 12-5,
after the Nats took the opener, 3-1. _.—AP Photo.
Triumph at Arlington
Boosts Citation's Bid
As ’Horse of Year'
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, July 6.—Incredible
Citation was more firmly established
today as "horse of the year" while
Ben Whitaker's My Request, sneak
ing from the shadow of the Calu
met flyer, had a strong bid in for
runnerup honors among the sea
son's 3-year-olds.
These w'ere the principal con
clusions of yesterday's big holiday
racing program.
Citation, having beaten the best
of his age in winning the triple
crown, took on a formidable field of
older stars in the $56,100 Stars and
Stripes Handicap at Arlington Park
and won by two lengths.
A record track crowd of 46,490 saw
the 3-vear-old sensation tie Armed's
mark of 1:45’£ for the mile-and
an-eighth route in wining his sev
enth in a row.
One of Greatest Triumphs.
Eddie Arcaro brought the Calumet
star home in front of Augustus and
Nahm’s Eternal Reward and Hal
Price Headley’s Pellicle, who trailed
in that order. Bracketed with
Fervent as an entry. Citation paid
$2.60 to win and $2.20 to place, with
no show betting.
In one of his greatest triumphs,
Citation uncorked his usual stretch
drive to whip the finest field he has
faced in his two years of campaign
ing. Arcaro, who rode him to vic
tory in the Kentucky Derby, the
Preakness and Belmont, gave him
the whip down the stretch. Cita
tion responded beautifully, over
hauling Loujac and Knockdown in
the stretch turn and staving off the
desperate challenges of Eternal Re
ward and Pellicle in the last strides.
me triumpii was wumi ioo.wu
Citatiorf, boosting his 1948 earnings
to $427,020. This establishes a new
money winning record for a single
year, topping Assault’s mark of 1948
by $2,825. Citation’s 19 victories In
21 starts during two years of racing
have been worth $582,700—highest
earnings ever made over a two-year
stretch. He is No. 4 among the all
time money winners behind Stymie
($904,835), Armed ($773,700) and As
sault ($626,620).
Meanwhile, My Request was show
ing a return to his spring form at
Aqueduct in speeding to an easy
victory in the $57,300 Dwyer Stakes.
Stepfather Is Winner.
The third big event of the day’s
program — the $50,000 American
Handicap at Hollywood Park—saw
an outsider, Harry Warner's Step
father, run off with the big purse.
The favored On Trust, with Johnny j
Longden up, registered third behind i
Bert Baroni’s Autocrat.
My Request, looking every inch a
champion, streaked the miie and a
quarter Dwyer route in 2:02—just
three-fifths of a second off the
track record. He beat King Ranch’s
Better Self by four lengths, with
Alfred Vanderbilt’s Loser Weeper,
a 50-1 shot, coming in third. The
winner paid $4.40.
Now that Calumet’s Coaltown has
been beaten in his last two outings
and is showing signs of folding,
My Request can put in a strong
claim to the No. 2 spot in the 3
year-old division—just behind Cita
tion.
Yesterday was a big day for
Texas Ben Whitaker. His Miss Re
quest won the $17,500 added Dela
ware Oaks at Delaware Park, paying
$22.30 for $2.
Miss Request beat C. V. Whitney's
Mackinaw by a half length in the
mile and a furlong test, being
clocked at 1:50%. Third in the
field of six 3-year-old fillies was
King Ranch’s Scattered.
FBI, Martin Nines Split
Baltimore. July 6 (Special)—The
FBI baseball team of Washington
and Martin Bombers divided a
double-header yesterday. FBI took
the opener, 3-1, behind seven-hit
pitching Bob Cullen, while Martin
won the nightcap, 7-3.
Vi%cct
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Falkenburg Hits
Referees, Fans
At Wimbledon
By the Associated Press
PARIS, July 6—Bob Falken
burg of Hollywood, Calif., who
won the all-England tennis
championship last week, said in
an interview yesterday he
thought Wimbledon referees,
linesmen and spectators were
“the most partial I’ve ever seen
in my life.”
Falkenburg, described by some
observers as having been caught
in a wave of resentment over too
many American sports victories
in England, said some British
newspapers and spectators at the
Wimbledon tournament ragged
him and his fellow Americans
almost unrelentingly.
He said decisions of the ref
erees and linesmen were directed
particularly against the Amer
icans. Adding that linesmen fre
quentlv called balls outside be
fore they hit the ground, he
said ‘‘some of them sent up a
cloud of white powder from the
line when they hit, showing they
were really inside.”
Graw Launches
Summer Meet
By th« Associated Press
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., July 6.
—Sixteen sprinters were entered in
today's renewal of the Philadelphia
Handicap—feature on the card in
augurating Havre de Grace's first
hot-weather racing season.
The Graw, because of competi
tion from Deleware and New Jer
sey tracks this spring, postponed
the last 11 days of its alloted 25
until July.
Apparently, the move worked, so
far as attracting horses was con
cerned. Five of the eight races
today drew limit fields.
The management hopes the move
also will bolster the crowds. Wag
ering during the 14-day spring
meeting was off 29 per cent from
1947. Officials attributed the drop
to bad weather and competition .for
11 days with Garden State Park,
which attracted many Philadelphia
E»trons who normally would have
come here.
Pentagon Stable's The Doge, Mrs.
Walter M. Jeffords’ Natchez and
Myron Newmeyer’s Turbine drew top
mposts of 118 pounds for the 6
'urlong Philadelphia ’cap.
Natchez was named as an entry
with Frenchtown, his stablemate.
Frenchtowm was asked to carry
105 pounds.
Another well-regarded thorough
jred was W. J. Walden's Circus
31 own, 112.
The card marks the introduction
>f Larry MacPhail’s maize and blue
■acing silks in competition. The
former president of New York’s
saseball Yankees, entered Jacopone,
say colt he purchased Saturday, in
;he third race, an event for maiden
!-year-olds.
MacPhail, currently living the life
>f a country squire on his estate
iear Bel Air, Md., bought some
3rood mares from Alfred G. Vander
3ilt last year and now has some
yearlings.
Jacopone is the first racing-eligible
le has had, however.
Jimmy McGee is training the 2
,’ear-old for MacPhail.
Post time daily is at* 1:15 p.m.
EST).
Upset in Tennis Final
SALT LAKE CITY, July 6 OP).—
Sam Match of the University of San
Francisco upset top seeded Victor
Seixas of Philadelphia yesterday to
win the Utah State men’s singles
tennis championship, 6—4, 6—4, 4—6,
8—3. Match played a spectacular,
retrieving brand of tennis to down
the North Carolina University qtar.
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President of Phillies
Is Planning Fight on
Player Bonus Rule
By th« Auociattd Prt*i
PHILADELPHIA, July 6. — Bob
Carpenter, president of the Phila
delphia Phillies, who has spent ap
proximately $165,000 for five bonus
players within the last year, said
today he was opposed to the intri
cate bonus rule.
Carpenter, 31-year-old owner who
has been running the Phils’ front
office practically single handed since
the death last January of Herb Pen
nock, his general majiager, said he
would openly oppose the rule when
it comes up for discussion in St.
Louis next Monday, the day before
the annual all-star game.
"No one in baseball seems te rec
ognize the fact that young ball
players have any rights,” said Car
penter. "The minute a bonus play
er gets into baseball he's penalized.
In other words, a prospect with un
usual ability is given a bonus to
sign. Immediately he is handi
capped. Under the present rule he
is denied normal minor league de
velopment and teaching.”
"I was one of those who voted for
the bonus rule, but I’m willing to
admit my mistake. Pennock was
opposed to it and I should have lis
tened to him.”
A major league bonus player Is
one whose first year salary and
bonus exceeds $6,000. As such he
must be brought up to majors dur
ing his first season or be subject to
unrestricted draft. Once a bonus
player reaches the majors he cannot
be farmed out unless waivers, which
cannot be recalled, are asked. And
if a bonus player is sold down to
the minors, the major league club
which originally signed him can
only regain his services by draft.
“It’s a good thing the bonus rule
wasn't in effect sooner,” said Car
penter who has spent $3,000,000 since
taking over the Phillies in 1944. "If
it were'we wouldn't have had a ball
club today.
"We wouldn’t have fellows like
Richie Ashbum, Ralph Caballero
and Granny Hamner. They got
their necessary experience in the
minors, something a bonus player
cannot do today.
“Since the bonus rule has been in
effect there’s been more money paid
out to kids in one year than in the
entire history of the game. No
matter how good Pitchers Curt Sim
mons and Robin Roberts turn out
just think how much better they
might have been with more minor
league experience.
"The rule not only hurts the
player and his club, but the fans,
and the fans are the backbone of
baseball.”
_
Franklin Parker Beaten
DUBLIN. July 6 (IP) —Frank Parker
of Los Angeles, seeded first in tt%
recent Wimbledon tennis champion
ships but upset by Lennart Bergelin
of Sweden, was defeated by Eric
Sturgess of South Africa, 7—9, 6—3,
6—0, in a club match here yesterday.
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Leads of July 4th Pacers
Hot Conclusive. However
By the Associated Pros*
The Cleveland Indiana and Boa
tern Braves will meet in the world
series next October, if the old base
ball axiom—“the team in first place
on July 4 wins the pennant”—holds
true this pear.
The end of the holiday activities
finds tiie Indians still pacing the
American League by one full game
and the Braves on top in the Na
tional by two.
In the American League's 47-year
history, the team in first place In
dependence Day won the pennant 30
seasons as against 17 winners who
had not led on July 4. That is a
.638 percentage.
The July 4 first-placers fared even
better in the National, as 31 went
on to win the flag against the 16
who didn’t. That represents a .650
percentage.
Nearly two-thirds of the teams
which led on July 4 became the
eventual pennant winners.
Last Exception in 1940.
The last exception to the rule in
the American League was Cleve
land of eight years ago. In 1940 the
Indiana were in first place on July 4,
but were nosed out for the flag by
the Tigers the next to the last day
of the season. The Brooklyn Dodg
ers of 1946 were the last National
League Club to defy the percentage,
but it took an unprecedented post
season play-off to knock them out
of the running.
The Indians were held even in
their double-header with the Tigers
in Cleveland yesterday, but lost no
ground to their closest pursuers as
the second-place Philadelphia Ath
letics also split a twin bill and the
third-place New York Yankees
were handed a rousing double dous
ing by the Red Sox in Boston.
The Indians appeared on their
way to a double victory before
59,042 home-town fans, who swelled
their home attendance for the year
past th# million mark. They had
won the opener, 6-3, for Bobby
Lemon's 12th victory, and were lead
ing, 4-2, entering the eight inning
of the nightcap.
Then came the Tiger uprising.
Lake Hits Home Run.
Eddie Lake smashed a home run
to send Sam Zoldak to the showers
in favor of Bob Feller. Feller walked
two batters then threw a home rttft
ball to Pat Mullin which turned the
tide. The Tigers took a 7-5 victory.
A bright spot for Cleveland was
Ken Keltner’s two home runs which
put him on top in that department
once again with 19.«s Young Art
Houtteman of Detroit suffered his
11th setback against only 2 victories
in the opener.
Bobby Doerr clouted three home
runs, two in the second game, as the
Red Sox topped the Yankees twice,
6-5 and 8-7.
The Yankees appeared en route to
a split, holding a 7-5 edge in the
eighth inning, but Doerr’s third
home run with Ted Williams on base
tied the count. A single by Matt
Batts, a sacrifice and Dom Di Mag
gio's single broke up the game In
the ninth.
The Red Sox veteran, Jack Kramer,
had easy sailing in the opener until
the last two innings. Ahead 6-0, he
allowed two runs in the eighth.
Then, with two out in the ninth,
the Yankees scored three times on
Johnny Lindell’s homer with one on
and three singles.
The Chicago White Sox, season
long occupants of the American
League cellar, climbed within a game
and a half of the seventh place
Browns by sweeping both ends of a
double-header from St. Louis, 3-2
and 5-4.
Braves Bounce Back.
After losing a heart-breaking 6-5
decision in 13'innings, the Braves
bounced back to whip the Giants,
4-1. However, they lost a full game
to the St. Louis Cardinals, who
moved past Pittsburgh into second
place, two games behind the Braves.
The Cards swept a Rouble-header
ffom the Chicago Cubs, 6-3 and 5-2.
Ralph Klner belted three home
Baseball Parks
And Race Tracks
Attract 562,000
ty tiw Associated Pros*
Eight major league baseball
double-headers view with the race
tracks for drawing holiday sports
fans yesterday and it was almost
a tie.
The baseball games attracted
269,924, paced by the 59,042 turnout
at Cleveland which swelled that
club’s attendance for the year to
over the million mark.
Eleven rale tracks drew 292,132
with a record throng of 46,490 at
Arlington Park in Chicago to watch
Citation run.
Both crowd totals fell below last
year's figures. On July 4, 1947. the
baseball twin-bills attracted 283.736.
Thirteen race tracks last year drew
309,494. But mutuel handle was
comparable—$14,339,158 this year to
$14,624.826 in 1947.
runs in the first game for the Pirates,
rhe Bucs split with Cincinnati, win
ning the first. 10-3, and losing the
second, 6-4. Kiner batted in five
runs. It was the third time Kiner
Has hit three homers in one game.
Johnny Mize of the Giants holds
the record, five. Lou Gehrig, Yan
see immortal, was the only other
Batter to own three.
Gerry Staley, who had not won a
game all season, received credit for
Doth Cardinal victories, in relief.
Stan Musial rapped two hits in each
game to boost his batting average
to .410. The second game was halted
after five and half innings by rain.
Rex Barney pitched the second
complete game of his big league
career as the Brooklyn Dodgers
jolted the Phillies in both ends of a
Philadelphia double-header, 4-3
and 10-L_
League Leaders
ty the A.iociated Breee
Battim—WUliami. Boaton. .8*6;
Boudreau. Cleveland. .304
Runs batted in—Williams Boston.
72: Di Maggio. New York. 70
Runs—Williams, Boston. 64; Di Mag
ato. Boston. 53 _
Hits—Williams. Boaton. Bit; Boud
reau, Cleveland. Bl. _
Doublea—Williams. Boaton: Boud
reau, Cleveland, and Barilla. St. Louie.
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Home run*—Keltner, Cleveland. IP;
Di Maggio, New York. 18
Stoleft bases—Coan. Washington. 11:
Dillinger. St. Louis, 9.
Strikeouts—Lemon. Cleveland. <3;
er. Cleveland and Newhouser, De
troit, 69. . :
Pitching—Fowler. Philadelphia. 6-1.
.857; Muncrlef. Cleveland, 6-1, .833.
NATIONAL.
Battim—Musial. St. Louis. .410;
Ashburn. Philadelphia, 351.
Runa batted in—Sauer. Cincinnati.
63: Kiner. Pittsburgh. 61.
Runs—-Musial. St. Louis, 61; Kiner.
Pittsburgh. 58.
Hits— Musial. St. Louis. 117; Asn
burn. Philadelphia. 99
Triples — H o p p. Pittsburgh, 10:
Musial, St. Louis. 9
Home runs—Sauer, Cincinnati. 74:
Kiner. Pittsburgh. 23.
Stolen bases—Aahburn. Philadelphia.
21: TorgYson. Boston. 15.
Strikeouts—Branca. Brooklyn, 81:
Jansen. New York. 68.
Pitching—Post, New York, 8-1. 888:
Brecheen. St. Louis, and Riddle, Pitts
burgh, 9-3, .750._
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
St. Paul, 6-0; Minneapolis. 6-10.
Columbus, 8-9; Toledo. 6-7.
Louisville. 6-6: Indlanapolla, 4-0
Kansas City. 8-6; Milwaukee, 13-T.
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